Novel fully transparent and flexible humidity sensor

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 496-500

  Su, Pi Guey ^a   Tseng, Jiun Yi ^b   Huang, Yen Chen ^a   Pan, Hsin Hung ^b   Li, Pin Chou ^b  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Copolymer; Flexible; Gallium doped ZnO (GZO); Humidity sensor; Transparent

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ESTERS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; HUMIDITY SENSORS; MOISTURE; POLYMERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; THERMAL LOGGING; ZINC OXIDE;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AMMONIUM CHLORIDES; APPLIED VOLTAGES; COMB LIKES; FLEXIBLE; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES; HIGH TRANSMITTANCES; LONG-TERM STABILITIES; METHYL METHACRYLATES; PET SUBSTRATES; POLYESTER FILMS; RECOVERY TIME; RESPONSE TIME; SENSING FILMS; SENSING PROPERTIES; TRANSPARENT; TRIMETHYL;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

EID: 62649120903     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.01.026     Document Type: Article

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